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The Academy of Korean Studies - Predoctoral Fellowship

Amount:

  • A stipend of 1,500,000 KRW (1,750 CAD) per month (21,000 CAD/year)

  • Round trip airfare

Deadline: October 15, annually

Requirements:

  • Citizenship: Non-Korean

  • General: must be currently engaged in Korea-related teaching and research activities in the humanities and social sciences

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be foreign scholars (including those who have Korean nationality with permanent residence status in foreign countries) in the humanities and social sciences, who are currently engaged in Korea-related teaching and research activities.

  • Applicants must be doctoral candidates who have completed all academic requirements except for their dissertation (i.e., ABD) from institutions outside Korea.

Details:

  • The Academy of Korean Studies runs the “AKS Fellowship Program for Korean Studies” in order to provide international scholars and doctoral candidates with an opportunity to carry out their research(dissertation research).

  • The fellowship period should begin within year 2018 (January 1 and December 31, 2018). The applicants can apply for minimum one month to maximum one year support.

  • Fellows are expected to submit their research paper and present research results at AKS Colloquium before the termination of their research period.

Link:

https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/wpge/m_5723/contents.do

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange - Doctoral Fellowships 

Amount:

  • Up to 18,000 USD

Deadline: August 1 to October 15, annually

Requirements:

  • Citizenship: Non-Taiwanese

  • General: must be currently enrolled in an accredited university in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, or South America

Eligibility:

  • Doctoral candidates who are non-ROC citizens and who are enrolled in an accredited university in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, or South America may apply for financial support for writing dissertations in the field of Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences.

  • Grants are available only to doctoral candidates who are neither employed nor receiving grants from other sources during the grant period.

  • Applicants should have completed all other requirements for their Ph.D. degree, and must be in the last stage of their doctoral program.

Details:

  • The fellowship is given for a period extending to one year. Successful candidates are expected to complete their dissertations by the end of the grant period.

  • The completed thesis should be submitted to the Foundation when the project is finished.

  • Applicants must ask their dissertation adviser to include a paragraph in her/his letter of recommendation stating the likelihood that the applicant can successfully complete the dissertation during the grant period.

Link:

http://www.cckf.org.tw/en/programs/american/doctoral-fellowships